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Revealing mistakes: Leaving Ketchum's home, a body double is used for John Wayne. There seems to be no reason for it as it is a benign scene requiring very little physical exertion.See more »

Quotes:

Cord McNally:Whitey's *dead*. Phillips:[delighted] *That's* the best news I heared all *year*! Who killed 'im? Cord McNally:[referring to Shasta] *She* did! Phillips:[amazed] Well, I'll be a suck-egg mule-! Legs like *that*, and she can *shoot*, too!See more »

This has to be unique in the history of Hollywood. Leading director and
screen legend Howard Hawks loved this film so much that they made three
variations of the same movie. By the time Rio Lobo was made, the theme
was getting a bit thin, but it's still grand entertainment.

The first part of the film is set during the Civil War with John Wayne
pursuing Confederates who are stealing army payrolls. He does catch up
with them and the Civil War ends. He befriends his erstwhile enemies
and asks for their help in locating the informer who was giving them
information.

That all sets the scene for the third variant of Rio Bravo/El Dorado
theme. Playing the old codger part is Jack Elam who by now had quit
being a screen menace and was doing comedy and doing it well. The two
younger sidekicks are the former Confederate enemies, Jorge Rivero and
Chris Mitchum.

Rio Lobo had the presence of two stars of the Mexican cinema, Jorge
Rivero and Susana Dosamantes. Dosamantes played Mitchum's girlfriend
and Jennifer O'Neill played the Angie Dickinson part although Wayne was
now deciding he was too old for the romance. She pairs off with Rivero.

In a small bit part is Sherry Lansing who left acting soon after Rio
Lobo and really hit the big time, going into the production end of the
movie business and becoming head of first 20th Century Fox and later
CEO of Paramount.

The two principal villains are Victor French who played the neighbor on
Little House On The Prarie and Mike Henry who was one of several screen
Tarzans.

It's a good John Wayne western and that takes in a whole lot of
territory pilgrim.

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